iPod nanos Burning Up in Japan

And we're not talking about "hot sales" either.

Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod
after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out
sparks while recharging, a government official said Wednesday.An official at the trade and economy ministry, which oversees product problems, said a defect is suspected in the lithium-ion battery in the iPod Nano, model number MA099J/A. He spoke on customary condition of anonymity, saying he is reiterating a ministry position.

The problem surfaced in January in Kanagawa Prefecture southwest of Tokyo, and Apple reported the problem to the ministry in March. No one was injured, the official said. Other details weren't available.

These are the older first-generation nanos. Would anyone truly, truly be surprised if there was yet another Li-ion battery problem in our gadgetry? We would not.